Sheldon, Lisa Kennedy <br/><br/>
Communication for nurses :  talking with patients / 
Lisa Kennedy Sheldon 
 - 2nd edItion 
 - Sudbury, Mass. :  Jones and Bartlett Publishers,  ©2009 
 - xii, 204 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index 
<br/><br/>The first encounter -- The nurse as a person : theories of self and nursing -- Patients as people : standards to guide communication -- Cultural diversity : awareness and respect -- Establishing a therapeutic relationship -- Interviewing skills : a clinical art and science -- Reading nonverbal cues and body language -- Humor -- Anger, anxiety, and difficult communication styles -- Life-threatening illness : communication when time is limited -- Patients with pain -- Physical impairments to communication -- Communicating with different age groups and families -- Communicating with peers and other healthcare providers -- Conflict resolution and negotiation skills -- A conclusion and a beginning 
<br/><br/> "Communication for Nurses offers valuable techniques delivered in a concise, user-friendly format that encourages reader's development of a personal, professional communication style. Topics include effective communication in difficult situations, the nurse-patient relationship, working with different patient groups and families, and communicating with other healthcare providers."--Jacket 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789380108759  $25.00 0763769924 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008035863 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Communication in nursing<br/>Nurse and patient<br/>Nursing models<br/>Misinformation<br/>Nurse-Patient Relations<br/>Communication<br/>Nurses--psychology<br/>Nursing Theory<br/>Models, Nursing
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT23  / .S53 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.7306/99 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WY 87  / S544c 2009